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... that the fortifications of Horvat ’Eqed may have been constructed by the Seleucid general Bacchides as part of his efforts to suppress the Maccabean Revolt? Source: Hizmi, Hananya; Haber, Michal; Aharonvich, Evgeny (2013). "From the Maccabees to Bar Kokhba: Evidence of Fortification and Revolt at Khirbet el-'Aqd: The Results of the Renewed 2012 Excavations". New Studies in the Archaeology of Jerusalem. 7: 6–24.
ALT1: ... that Horvat ’Eqed, a fortified ruin nestled in the Judaean Mountains, may have served as a major stronghold during the Bar Kokhba revolt? Source: Hizmi, Hananya; Haber, Michal; Aharonvich, Evgeny (2013). "From the Maccabees to Bar Kokhba: Evidence of Fortification and Revolt at Khirbet el-'Aqd: The Results of the Renewed 2012 Excavations". New Studies in the Archaeology of Jerusalem. 7: 6–24.
ALT2: ... that excavations at Horvat ’Eqed uncovered coinage and hiding complexes dating from the Bar Kokhba revolt, as well as arrowheads, armor scales, slingshots, and ballistae? Source: Hizmi, Hananya; Haber, Michal; Aharonvich, Evgeny (2013). "From the Maccabees to Bar Kokhba: Evidence of Fortification and Revolt at Khirbet el-'Aqd: The Results of the Renewed 2012 Excavations". New Studies in the Archaeology of Jerusalem. 7: 6–24.
Got another way of putting "strategic significance in ancient times"? ("Ancient times" is too nebulous to be of much encyclopedic use anyway.)--Launchballer 16:51, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]